White-winged Becard

Pachyramphus polychopterus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyCotingidae (Cotingas)
GenusPachyramphus (Becards)
SpeciesPachyramphus polychopterus (White-winged Becard)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

2 Verified sightings at Ostional Wildlife Refuge From 2019 to 2026

8,692 Verified sightings across all 65 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the White-winged Becard

The white-winged becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus) is a species of bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in every Central American country except El Salvador, on Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile.

The white-winged becard was originally described in 1818 as Platyrhynchos polychopterus. It was eventually reassigned to genus Pachyramphus that the English zoologist George Robert Gray erected in 1839. The genus Pachyramphus has variously been assigned to the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae and the cotinga family Cotingidae. Several early twenty-first century studies confirmed the placement of Pachyramphus in Tityridae and taxonomic systems made the reassignment. In 1998 the American Ornithological Society was unsure where to place the genus and listed its members as incertae sedis but in 2011 moved them to Tityridae.

The white-winged becard has these eight subspecies: P. p. similis Cherrie, 1891 P. p. cinereiventris Sclater, PL, 1862 P. p. dorsalis Sclater, PL, 1862 P. p. tristis (Kaup, 1852) P. p. tenebrosus Zimmer, JT, 1936 P. p. nigriventris Sclater, PL, 1857

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Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Pachyramphus aglaiae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pachyramphus cinnamomeus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tityra semifasciata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tityra inquisitor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Campylorhynchus capistratus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Icterus galbula

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Turdus grayi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Thryophilus pleurostictus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
2	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
3	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
4	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
5	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
6	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
7	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
8	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
9	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
10	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
11	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
12	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
13	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
14	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
15	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
16	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
17	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
19	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
20	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
22	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
23	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
24	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
25	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
26	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
27	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
28	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
29	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
30	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
31	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
33	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
34	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
35	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
36	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
38	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
39	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
40	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
42	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
45	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
47	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
48	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
53	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
54	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
55	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
56	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
57	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
58	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
59	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
60	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
61	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
62	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
63	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
64	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data

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White-winged Becard

About the White-winged Becard

Recent sightings of White-winged Becard in Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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Baltimore Oriole

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Banded Wren

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found